Early draft of Theodore Roosevelt's address to the 1912 Ohio Constitutional Convention, which he delivered on February 21 of that year. The speech imparts his opinion on constitutionalism and the duty of politicians, and draws on President Abraham Lincoln's attitude towards government. Fo...

President Roosevelt, in his address at the Day Prize Exercises at the Groton School, discusses the qualities that make a decent boy and man. In particular, the President elaborates on duty, philanthropy, scholarship, and athletics.

President Roosevelt addressed the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Pennsylvania upon the sesquicentennial celebration of the initiation of George Washington in Philadelphia. He spoke of the lessons that can be learned from Washington and Masonry.

The third and final draft of President Roosevelt's speech to the National Congress of Mothers, which was delivered on March 13, 1905, and addressed the role of mothers and fathers in child rearing. This draft was cut into sections by the printer and contains notes made by Roosevelt.

Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. President Roosevelt praises the Puritans for their "iron sense of duty" and "will to do the right." Everyone should strive for a "life of effort" and the Puritan's descendants must try to shape modern industrial civ...

Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. Vice President Roosevelt praises Vermont and its people for the services they rendered during the American Civil War. He views the war as bringing together a diverse range of people to fight for a "lofty ideal." At the war's conclusion...

Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. Vice President Roosevelt advocates for a vigorous policy at home and abroad of seeking justice and battling "barbarism" exemplified by the proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick--you will go far."